Jeff McKay

Jeffrey C. "Jeff" McKay is an American politician who serves as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia. He first won election to the board in November 2007, representing the Lee district, which includes the Springfield and Franconia areas.[1][2] In 2019, he was elected as chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, taking office in January 2020 and succeeding longtime Chairwoman Sharon Bulova.[3][4]

Jeff McKay
Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Assumed office
December 16, 2019
Preceded bySharon Bulova
Member of the
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
from the Lee district
In office
2008–2019
Preceded byDana Kauffman
Succeeded byRodney Lusk
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceGroveton, Virginia
Alma materJames Madison University (BS)

Education

McKay attended Bishop Ireton High School, a private Roman Catholic high school in Alexandria, Virginia .[5] He graduated from James Madison University in December 1996 with a bachelor's degree.[6] He had served as president of the college Young Democrats during his sophomore and senior years, and as Chair of the Virginia Young Democrats College Caucus.[7]

Career

Shortly after graduating from JMU in 1996, McKay was hired to serve as Chief of Staff to Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman.[8] He continued in that position for more than a decade, until Kauffman retired in 2007 and he successfully ran in the November election to succeed her.[9]

McKay was investigated by the Virginia State Police in 2019.[10] The investigation considered whether McKay's purchase of his family home from a developer friend for $850,000 in 2017 was an undisclosed gift, which would have been a misdemeanor. McKay denied malfeasance, and was later cleared of any wrongdoing.[11]

Personal life

McKay married Crystal Newsome in 2005.[12] They have two children, Leann and Aidan.[13]

References
  1. "Fairfax County - Lee district". Fairfax County. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. "Jeff C. McKay - 2007 - District Supervisor". The Washington Post. 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  3. {{Cite web| https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/Locality/FAIRFAX%20COUNTY/Index.html
  4. "Democrats pick up one board seat in Fairfax but GOP's Herrity hangs on". Washington Post.
  5. "Meet Jeff". McKay for Chairman. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  6. James Madison University (2015-06-03). "1997 Bluestone". All JMU Yearbooks.
  7. James Madison University (1996-09-26). "September 26, 1996". The Breeze.
  8. "Exit Dana Kauffman: Enter Jeffrey McKay". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  9. "Exit Dana Kauffman: Enter Jeffrey McKay". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  10. "Fairfax Supervisor McKay meets with state police, says he has nothing to hide regarding home sale". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/fairfax-supervisor-jeff-mckay-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-house-purchase/2019/12/03/242c8db4-0fae-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html
  12. "McKay Officially Enters Lee District Race". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  13. "Meet Jeff". McKay for Chairman. Retrieved 2019-01-07.


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